Damage Messages - One of the GM and a cut down version for the Player

[MadBeardMan]

Afternoon Folks,

One thing I've noticed in my Traveller ruleset is that when damage is applied to an NPC, both the players and GM get the same message. This message it something like DAMAGE[5] -> [to TEST_NPC][ARMOUR 3][ENDURANCE reduced to 3]

Now that's ace for the GM, but the players should see DAMAGE [5] -> [to TEST_NPC][Armour reduced damage]

It sends the message to the Chat Window via:

local msgShort = {font = "msgfont"};
	local msgLong = {font = "msgfont"};

	if sDamageType == "Recovery" then
		msgShort.icon = "roll_heal";
		msgLong.icon = "roll_heal";
	elseif sDamageType == "Heal" then
		msgShort.icon = "roll_heal";
		msgLong.icon = "roll_heal";
	else
		msgShort.icon = "roll_damage";
		msgLong.icon = "roll_damage";
	end

	msgShort.text = sDamageType .. " ->";
	msgLong.text = sDamageType .. " [" .. sTotal .. "] ->";
	if rTarget then
		msgShort.text = msgShort.text .. " [to " .. rTarget.sName .. "]";
		msgLong.text = msgLong.text .. " [to " .. rTarget.sName .. "]";
	end
	if nArmourProtection > 0 then
		msgShort.text = msgShort.text .. " [ARMOUR " .. nArmourProtection .. "]";
		msgLong.text = msgLong.text .. " [ARMOUR " .. nArmourProtection .. "]";
	end
	
	if sExtraResult and sExtraResult ~= "" then
		msgLong.text = msgLong.text .. " " .. sExtraResult;
	end
	
	ActionsManager.messageResult(bSecret, rSource, rTarget, msgLong, msgShort);

I'm going to dig later, but this is bugging me whilst I focus on Animal hits.

Cheers,
MBM

[Trenloe]

msgLong is for the GM, msgShort is by default for the players.

Look at messageResult in the CoreRPG ActionsManager package (scripts\manager_actions.lua) which looks at various campaign display options to decide which message to show to the players.

You're storing the [ARMOUR...] data to both msgShort and msgLong.

[MadBeardMan]

msgLong is for the GM, msgShort is by default for the players.

Look at messageResult in the CoreRPG ActionsManager package (scripts\manager_actions.lua) which looks at various campaign display options to decide which message to show to the players.

You're storing the [ARMOUR...] data to both msgShort and msgLong.

This is why I asked here, cos I'll soon be able to loog into this.

Phew, almost got the ruleset completed.

Cheers fella!

[MadBeardMan]

Ok chap, sorted, but discovered some of the message is created outside of the Actions Manager messageDamage, so it's in the aNotifications table which gets appended.

So I tidied up the messages. The GM after all can see the exact HP from looking at their CT.

Cheers,
Col
P.S. Enjoy the beer